Kellita Smith

Kellita Smith born January 15 1969 is an American comedian model and actress She is perhaps best known for her role as Wanda McCullough Bernie Macs wife in the FOX sitcom The Bernie Mac Show which originally ran from 2001 to 2006 Born in Chicago Illinois Kellita Smith was raised in Oakland California She studied at Santa Rosa Junior College receiving her associate degree in political science In early years she worked as a model and began her acting career on stage in a regional production of Tell It Like It Tiz Other theatrical credits include the Los Angeles productions of No Place to be Somebody at the KC Theatre Company Feelings The Hudson Theatre for which she won an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1996 The Thirteenth Thorn Complex Theatre for which she was nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Actress and One Woman Two Lives which premiered at The Imagined Life Theater in July 2009 On television Kellita Smith made her debut in an episode of In Living Color and later gueststarred on Living Single Moesha 3rd Rock from the Sun The Parkers and NYPD Blue She had the recurring roles in Martin Sister Sister Malcolm Eddie and The Jamie Foxx Show In 2001 she was cast opposite Bernie Mac in the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show The series aired on Fox for five seasons from 2001 to 2006 She was nominated four times for a NAACP Image Award for her role as Wanda McCullough on The Bernie Mac Show In film she costarred alongside MoNique in the Hair Show 2004 and later appeared in Fair Game Kings Ransom Roll Bounce and Three Can Play That Game In 2012 Kellita Smith returned to television with the role of First Lady Katherine Johnson in the syndicated sitcom The First Family In 2014 she was cast as Roberta Warren in the Syfy postapocalyptic series Z Nation In this role she also appeared on Sharknado 3 Oh Hell No in 2015